Grit Hegesa
Grit Hegesa (31 December 1891 – 17 January 1972) was a German dancer and silent film actress. She appeared in seventeen films. She was born Caroline Margaretha Schmidt.
Grit Hegesa
Nicola Perscheid · Photographische Correspondenz, 1 June 1918, Heft Nr. 6, nach S. 240 (http: anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?aid=phc datum=1918 page=402 size=45) · Public domain
- Name
- Grit Hegesa
- Born
- 23 December 1891
- Birthplace
- Niederlahnstein, German Empire
- Died
- 17 January 1972
- Place of death
- Munich, West Germany
- Birth Name
- Caroline Margaretha Schmidt
- Occupation
- Film actor Dancer
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Languages
- German.
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Grit Hegesa (31 December 1891 – 17 January 1972) was a German dancer and silent film actress. She appeared in seventeen films. She was born Caroline Margaretha Schmidt.
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• Name — Grit Hegesa • Born — 23 December 1891 • Birthplace — Niederlahnstein, German Empire • Died — 17 January 1972 • Place of death — Munich, West Germany • Birth Name — Caroline Margaretha Schmidt • Occupation — Film actor Dancer • Years Active — 1917-1929 (film)
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Madness (1919) • Whitechapel (1920) • The White Peacock (1920) • Man Overboard (1921) • Night and No Morning (1921) • Children of Darkness (1921) • Fräulein Else (1929)
Porträt der Tänzerin Grit Hegesa.
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1972
Grit Hegesa died at Munich.
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Niederlahnstein.
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- 1.Tänze und Tanzszenen für Klavier aus dem Repertoire von Grit Hegesa, 49 S. A. Fürstner, Berlin 1920.
- 2.Tänze und Tanzweisen aus dem Repertoire von Grit Hegesa für Klavier, Klavierauszug, 49 S. A. Fürstner, Berlin 1920.
- 3.Hegesa-tango (h-e-g-e-es-a), Partitur, 5 S. A. Fürstner, Berlin 1922.
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